We start our memorial to West Ham legend Bobby Moore who died 23 years ago today with three amazing years in Mooro’s life. Winning the FA Cup with West Ham in 1964 at Wembley, going on to beat 1860 Munchen in the European Cup Winners cup in 1965 then going on to crown it by captaining the England who won the world cup in 1996.
Enjoy the three short videos to celebrate what Bobby did best, play football!
The 1964 FA Cup Final at Wembley West Ham 3 Preston North End 2
1965 European Cup Winners Cup Final West Ham United 2 vs 1860 Munchen 0
The 1966 World Cup England 4 West Germany 2
Fantastic. I was too young for this, but happy, happy days – Happy Hammers Days! For the 1st time in my life, I feel we are on the brink of emulating those days again, but this time in a sustained way…and basically, that is down to the 2 Davids and Karen. From them, all good things have sprung….I thought we had squared the circle with Pardew etc, but finished up with that Icelandic fiasco….This time feels different: “Fortune’s NOT always hiding”…COYI
(“Just like my dreams, they rise and rise. Fortune’s on it’s way, good times here to stay. I’m forever blowing bubbles, blowing bubbles all the way”! – That’s my take on it; works for me!)
Shed a tear, but, be VERY proud he was ours!⚒
Just think, Hugh, BM may not have approved of social media, but I doubt the fans would’ve allowed the club, (at that time), to treat him so dis-respectfully, had FB & Twitter existed then. The fans would’ve been far more aware of his circumstances, and used their very quiet voices to shame the club into changing things!
Thoughts with his family. ⚒
(Carol Combes)